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Favourable weather conditions expected to encourage farmers to plant more. South African farmers intend to plant 35 percent more hectares of maize than last season as improved weather conditions encourage them to sow, a Reuters poll […]

A record volume of 12.2m cartons of soft citrus, around 183,000 tonnes, were packed for export this year by the South African citrus industry, some 1m cartons more than original seasonal estimates. Satsumas reached 1.9m cartons compared […]

To enhance sustainable food security, access to credible and usable information is vitally important. This was the focus of a recent conference on Integrated Food Security in Africa, organised by the African Centre of Excellence for […]

The weather during the pomegranate growing season this year is expected to prolong the harvest period, with flowering coming in patches. At this moment, there is around 50% bloom, caused by the very hot weather in […]